The only difference between diamonds grown in a lab and those that occur naturally is how they are made. According to VOGUE, multiple jewelry companies owners confirm both have a cubic crystal structure, a high thermal conductivity, and the same chemical formula, optical dispersion, refractive index, density, and Mohs hardness.

Such advanced development of today’s technology has made it possible to grow high quality diamonds, which has become an achievement of today’s laboratories. From a physical point of view and in terms of compliance with the 5C qualities (Carat, Clarity, Colour, Cut, Certificate), they are identical to those that lie hidden in the depths of the earth, hundreds of kilometres deep, and retain their specific uniqueness, reminding us that no two laboratory diamonds are the same.

A mined diamond forms naturally deep beneath the earth’s crust, where temperatures and pressures are very high. These diamonds can only be mined when rare volcanoes erupt and bring them close to the surface. We mimic the same process in our lab using a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) or chemical vapour deposition (CVD) process. What starts as a diamond seed – a tiny slice of diamond – blooms into a large, rough diamond as carbon atoms grow around it. These elegant pieces are grown in certified laboratories that use very limited energy and emit almost no emissions.